
Wrestler:	Steve "Dr Death" Williams
Real Name:	Steve Williams
Birthday:	May 14, 1960 in Colorado
Hometown:	Norman, Oklahoma
Marital Status:	Divorced w/2 Children
Height & Weight:	6'2" - 275 lbs.
Trained by:	"Cowboy" Bill Watts Billy Starr (The Turk) Ali Baba Junk Yard Dog
Debut:	1982
Previous Gimmicks:	Dr Death
Finishing Move:	Oklahoma Stampede
Notable Feuds:	The RockNRoll Express Mitsuharu Misawa Hardcore Holly (WWF) Vampiro (WCW) The Misfits (WCW) The Extreme Horsemen
Official Website:	http://www.oklastamped.com/

[Dr Death Gallery]

Mid-South Tag Team titles w/Ted DiBiase defeating the RockNRoll Express (May 3, 1995);

Mid-South Tag Team titles w/Ted DiBiase defeating the Eddie Gilbert & Nitemare (December 26, 1985);

UWF World Tag Team titles w/Ted DiBiase (recognised-March 1986);

UWF Heavyweight title defeating Big Bubba Rogers (July 11, 1987);

United States Tag Team titles w/Kevin Sullivan defeating the Fantastics (Starrcade 1988);

All Japan Tag Team titles w/Terry Gordy defeating Stan Hansen and Gen'ichiro Tenryu (March 6, 1990);

All Japan Tag Team titles w/Terry Gordy defeating ??? (December 7, 1990);

All Japan Tag Team titles w/Terry Gordy defeating Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey (July 6, 1991);

Real World Tag Team Tournament winners w/Terry Gordy (December 6, 1991);

NWA World Tag Team tTitles w/Terry Gordy defeating Dustin Rhodes & Barry Windham (GAB 1992);

All Japan Tag Team titles w/Bam Bam Bigelow defeating Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada (January 30, 1993);

All Japan's Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Mitsuharu Misawa (July 28, 1994);

All Japan Tag Team titles w/Johnny Ace defeating Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama (May 23, 1996);

All Japan Tag Team titles w/Gary Albright defeating Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace (July 25, 1997);

University of Oklahoma:

1981: Steve Williams is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where he played football and wrestled..

~~~Steve set a then record for the fastest pinfall by pinning Perr Kaufman in twenty seconds..

~~~Steve Williams was named an All American..

Steve was scouted and trained by "Cowboy" Bill Watts when he was a senior in college..

Mid South:

1982: Steve Williams had his first pro match with Billy Starr in Shreveport, LA..

Steve Williams teamed with Andre the Giant against Big John Studd & Super Destroyer (Scott Irwin)..

May 3, 1985: Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase defeated the Rock'n'Roll Express for the Mid-South Tag Team titles..

December 26, 1985: Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase reclaimed the Mid-South Tag Team titles from Eddie Gilbert & Nightmare..

March 1986: Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase were recognized as the first UWF World Tag Team champions..

July 11, 1987: Steve "Dr. Death" Williams pinned Big Bubba Rogers for the UWF title..

National Wrestling Alliance:

Starrcade 1987: Williams defeated Barry Windham..

R.Warriors/S.Williams/R.Garvin/J.Garvin beat K/Sullivan/M.Rotunda/I.Koloff/A/Perez/R.Assassin #1 in a "tower of doom" match..

Starrcade 1988: "Dr. Death" & "Gamesmaster" Kevin Sullivan beat The Fantastics to win the US Tag Team titles..

Great American Bash 1989: Road Warriors/Midnight Express/Williams beat The Freebirds and The SST in a "War Games" match..

All Japan Pro Wrestling:

March 6, 1990: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Stan Hansen & Genichiro Tenryu for the All Japan Tag Team titles..

December 7, 1990: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams re-claimed the All Japan Tag Team titles..

July 6, 1991: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Stan Hansen & Dan Spivey for their 3rd All Japan Tag Team titles..

December 6, 1991: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams won the annual Real World Tag Team Tournament in Tokyo..

World Championship Wrestling:

GAB 1992: Terry Gordy/Steve Williams beat Dustin Rhodes/Barry Windham to win the vacant NWA Tag Team titles..

1992: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated the Steiner Brothers to unifying the NWA and WCW tag team titles..

Halloween Havoc 1992: Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes battled Steve Williams & Steve Austin to a 30 minute draw..

All Japan Pro Wrestling:

January 30, 1993: Terry Gordy & Steve Williams defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Toshiaki Kawada for the All Japan Tag Team titles..

July 28, 1994: Steve Williams defeated Mitsuharu Misawa for All Japan's Triple Crown Heavyweight title in Tokyo..

May 23, 1996: Steve Williams & Johnny Ace defeated Mitsuharu Misawa & Jun Akiyama for the All Japan Tag Team titles..

July 25, 1997: Steve Williams & Gary Albright defeated Kenta Kobashi & Johnny Ace for the All Japan Tag Team titles in Tokyo..

World Wrestling Federation:

1998: Steve Williams signed with the World Wrestling Federation at the encouragement of Jim Ross..

The WWF set up a "Brawl for All" tourniment for the sole purpose of introducing Steve Williams..

~~~The idea was that Steve Williams would steamroll through the competition and have an instant gimmick..

~~~July 27, 1998: Steve Williams was injured during his first round Brawl For All shoot fight against Bart Gunn..

~~~Due to this 'embarrassment', Steve Williams' push was completely deflated, and eventually released..

World Championship Wrestling:

Steve Williams resurfaces on "Nitro," debuting with Oklahoma (Ed Ferrara), a character mocking Jim Ross..

January 2000: Steve Williams departed for All Japan Pro Wrestling shortly thereafter..

All Japan Pro Wrestling:

June 22, 2002: Steve Williams beat Jimmy Snuka Jr. in Atlantic, NJ..

October 27, 2002 - AJPW PPV: Steve Williams/Mike Rotunda/Johnny Smith beat Yoji Anjoh/Mitsuya Nagai/Ryuji Hijikata..

Semi-Retirement:

May 23, 2003 - WWE Event: Steve "Dr Death" Williams defeats Lance Storm in a rare special appearance..

May 24, 2003 - WWE Event: Lance Storm defeats Steve "Dr Death" Willaims in another special appearance..

June 2003: Steve Williams might be offered a wrestler/trainer position within the WWE to influence a slower in-ring wrestling style..

September 19, 2003 - MLW WAR GAMES: The Funkin Army (led by Terry Funk) beat The Extreme Horsemen (led by Steve Corino)..

~~~Funkin Army = Terry Funk/Sabu/Dr Death/Sandman || Extreme Horsemen = Corino/Diamond/Anderson/Credible/Barry Windham..

December 30, 2003--NWA Mid-Atlantic in China: Steve Williams b Terry Taylor in 32:19 for the NWA Mid-Atlantic HWT title..

April 2004: Steve Williams announced that he has been suffering from throat cancer following his shoot fight at a K-1 event in Japan..

~~~Steve Williams will be having surgery in the coming days to remove a polyp from his throat..

April 17, 2004: Steve Williams was told that his voice box would have to be removed to remove the cancer and seeks additional medical opinions..

October 22, 2004: Steve Williams undergoes another tough operation where they take skin from his leg to patch the hole in his throat..

December 2004: Steve Williams has recovered from his cancer treatments and been added to the January Wrestle Reunion in Tampa..

February 2005: "Dr. Death" Steve Williams has been declared completely free of cancer...

August 27, 2005--WrestleReunion: Steve Williams (first match since has cancer) defeated King Kaluha..

March 11, 2006--Live Event (SD! crew): Kurt Angle & Rey Mysterio beat Randy Orton & Mark Henry with Steve Williams as guest referee..

March 12, 2006--Live Event (SD! crew): Chris Benoit defeated Booker T to retain the United States title with Steve Williams as the referee..

March 13, 2006--Live Event (SD! crew): Chris Benoit defeated Booker T to retain the United States title with Steve Williams as the referee..

March 26, 2006--Live Event (SD! crew): Jim Ross interviewed Steve "Dr. Death" Williams (interrupted by Mr. Ken Kennedy)...

July 26, 2006--Pro Wrestling Unplugged - Caged at the Alhambra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at ECW Arena..

~~~Helter Skelter & Z-Barr & Danny Demanto beat Steve Williams & Gary Wolfe & Ian Rotten in a War Games match.

August 12, 2006--AWA Super Clash: Steve "Dr. Death" Williams & The Patriot defeated Ricky Landell & Steve Corino..

August 26, 2006--Universal Wrestling Federation: Steve "Dr. Death" Williams defeated Prince al-Farat...

October 21, 2006--IWA Mid South: "Dr. Death" Steve Williams defeated "Sweet & Sour" Larry Sweeney...